Hartsville Convalescent Center: Elopement Jeopardy - TN
The citation affected a small number of residents, according to the inspection report filed August 11, 2025.
Elopement, in nursing home terms, means a resident leaves the facility unsupervised and undetected. For residents with dementia or cognitive impairment, it can be fatal. The Immediate Jeopardy designation signals that inspectors believed the danger was not theoretical.
The facility's written response described a scramble to contain the problem. Emergency meetings of the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement committee began the week of December 3, 2024, and ran weekly for two weeks. The Director of Nursing, nursing managers, and the administrator were tasked with monitoring whether the corrective steps were actually working. The administrator committed to reporting outcomes monthly to the facility's owner.
What the inspection report does not describe is what happened to prompt the citation in the first place. There is no account of a resident who wandered, no description of a door left unsecured, no explanation of how the elopement risk went unaddressed long enough to reach the threshold of Immediate Jeopardy. The record begins, essentially, at the moment the facility was already trying to explain itself.
The full Quality Committee was scheduled to review whether the Immediate Jeopardy had been resolved or whether additional action was required.
Whether that review concluded the danger was gone, the inspection report does not say.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Hartsville Convalescent Center from 2025-08-11 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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HARTSVILLE CONVALESCENT CENTER in HARTSVILLE, TN was cited for violations during a health inspection on August 11, 2025.
The citation affected a small number of residents, according to the inspection report filed August 11, 2025.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.